CULTURE PAGE 1

a

Hip hop is from the USA and it is only 50 years old. The Black Eyed Peas are a hip hop group and Will.i.am is a rapper in the group. A. Listen and match the music with the pictures a-e. Write 1-5. B. Listen and read.

b

This is a bandura. It’s a Ukrainian musical instrument, and it’s 300 years old.

These are bagpipes. Scottish people play the bagpipes. c

Samba is a dance and a kind of music from Brazil.

d

Project

Make a poster! Think of a musical instrument or a kind of music from another country. Do some research on the Internet and use the following questions to help you find the information you need: • Where is the musical instrument from? /

Where is the kind of music from? • How old is it? • Is it easy to play this musical instrument? /

Is it easy to dance to this music?

This is a didgeridoo and it’s from Australia. Aboriginal people from Australia play the didgeridoo.

e

C. Read again and answer the questions. 1. How old is hip hop? 2. Where are bagpipes from? 3. What is a bandura? 4. What is samba? 5. What musical instrument is from Australia?